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The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
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A regulation or limitation that restricts.
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The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
Examples of restriction in a Sentence
Even this restriction was removed in 1862.
The prevalence of sunlight led to a restriction of the windows and exaggeration of wall space.
In legislative matters its powers are identical with those of the House of Representatives, with the single restriction that bills for raising revenue must originate in the popular assembly.
Until the year 1840 the fellows were bound to celibacy, but that restriction was then removed.
Stoney, the restriction is often, perhaps usually, violated in the microscope.
This restriction is to a certain extent arbitrary.
Restriction of Immigration.-New countries have sought to escape certain evils of indiscriminate immigration.
The restriction of their territory was due to the hostility of their neighbours of Boeotia and Thessaly, the latter of whom in the 6th century even carried their raids into the Cephissus valley.
There was no restriction on the regent's authority over treaties, peace and war, or parliament, as in the previous acts, but his power of granting peerages, offices and pensions was limited.
The second constitution, however, imposed a property qualification on coloured voters amounting to a freehold estate worth $250, and this restriction was not removed until 1874.
The enjoyment of their charms is, however, generally qualified by some restriction or compact, the breaking of which is the cause of calamity to the lover and all his race, as in the notable tale of Melusine.
The restriction of the early letters of the alphabet to known, and of the late letters to unknown, quantities is also his work.
Thus the priesthood is still further restricted as compared with the restriction already noted in the Deuteronomic legislation.
The only restriction is that you can only send 10 messages to your dates in a 24 hour period.
In a general way this greater complexity may be said to consist (I) in the restriction of regular absorption of water to those parts of the plant-body embedded in the soil, (2) in the evaporation of water from the parts exposed to the air (transpiration).
The orange and lemon groves have also suffered considerably, but new varieties of the orange tree are now being introduced, and an impulse will be given to the export trade in this fruit by the removal of the restriction on its importation into Greece.
In 1552 the Jubilate was inserted without any restriction as to how often it should take the place of the Benedictus.
Such restriction is clearly implied in the words "except when that (Benedictus) shall happen to be read in the chapter for the day, or for the Gospel on Saint John Baptist's day," which were inserted in 1662.
In 1897 an Indian Immigration Restriction Act was passed with the object of protecting European traders; in 1903 another Immigration Restriction Act among other things, permitted the exclusion of all would-be immigrants unable to write in the characters of some European language.
If the restriction as to uniformity be violated, what we have ultimately to deal with is the wave-length in the medium immediately surrounding the object.
Yet in spite of the wealth which the industry of the Uitlanders was creating, a policy of rigid political exclusion and restriction was adopted towards them.
By the introduction of the Chinese the gold output from the mines was greatly increased, with the result that the Transvaal suffered less than any other part of South Africa from the restriction of commerce, which lasted for several years.
In 1909 a Chaplains' Department of the Territorial Force was formed; there is no denominational restriction.
The cultivation was formerly a monopoly of the Spanish crown, but from 1817 payment of a tax, usually heavy, has been the only restriction.
The restriction is really determined by a difference in the methods of measurement.
This restriction does not apply to the first president - President Masaryk.
At the birth of Ogier le Danois six fairies attend, five of whom give good gifts, which the sixth overrides with a restriction.
British Columbia endeavoured in 1905 to lay a similar restriction on the Japanese, but the act was disallowed by the federal legislature.
The Baltic is still an open sea for the whole world, without restriction of any kind; and even hostilities between any two non-Baltic powers could be carried on in the Baltic, as elsewhere on the high sea, under the existing practice.
The restriction to the use of this measure is the width of the carriageway.
This restriction is still in effect even if you do not require vision correction.
There is no limit to the amount you can order and the only restriction is that orders can only be shipped to US addresses.
Follow all height requirement and rider restriction policies outlined by the water park.
While all eligible photos must portray an experience at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, there is no restriction on when the photo was shot.
It is a vast, open-ended world where the player is able to explore, quest and battle without restriction.
Since there is no time restriction on the quests, you can explore, fight, talk to other characters etc. without penalty.
The iPhone is initially "locked" to AT&T, but there are ways to bypass this restriction.
The term intrauterine growth retardation (also known as intrauterine growth restriction)(IUGR) is generically defined as a fetus who is at or below the tenth percentile in weight for its gestational age.
The galactose-1-phosphate levels of the individual will establish the level of dietary restriction necessary.
Surgery is highly successful on children who do not respond to conservative treatment, so long as their torticollis is caused by restriction of the SCM muscle.
The constant need for food restriction and behavior management may be stressful for family members.
Beyond this 50-year restriction, anyone can obtain a copy.
Restriction - Neighborhoods can not be designated as "white only."
This includes the restriction of using glue, thread or other fastening devices, which are not paper related.
Therefore, to work around the restriction and not damage your relationship he has come up with a good excuse.
The restriction of meeting potential partners in person is that there is a limit to the number you can meet at any given time.
Another common coupon usage restriction is a limit to the overall value of the coupon, as most fraudulent coupons tend to be for free products or a high percentage off the overall price.
In despite of this restriction there are those who have a need or desire to get tattooed.
This restriction reduces the circulation and energy flow through the body.
Many times, such auctions only allow licensed car dealers to attend, but other times there is no such restriction.